What are my options? Any advice?

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So, I (mexican if that matters) went to boarding school in the USA for 8th and 9th grade, had to take a gap year, so just started 10th grade at 16 in an online school. I am looking to apply to BS for 11th and 12th grade and don’t know which schools I should look into.

My “curriculum” doesn’t seem all that great tbh, so any advice on how to better it would also be appreciated.

Grades in 9th
History: 91 (late assignments lowered my grade)
English: 89 (late assignments)
Writing prep: 88 (late assignments)
Science: 96
Geometry: 95
Mandarin 2: 93

For electives I took
Media: 100
Performing Arts: 96
Visual Arts: 98
Digital Arts: 96
Mixed Media: 92
Sketchbook: 100
Idk if it really changes or affects anything, but was diagnosed with ADHD a month ago.

Volleyball 2 years
Figure skating 7 years
Aerial dance 2 years

Flute 7 years
Piano 4 years
Xylophone 2 years

Spanish (native)
English C1 (3 years ago)
Mandarin 2/5
Just started learning french

Community service: 60 hours (helping set up homeless shelter) (cleaning public areas)
I don’t really need any financial aid

Thank you in advance btw

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Did you attend a junior boarding school or one you can return to? Where your years in person or Covid/distance? What kind of recommendations can you expect?

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Start by figuring out what you want abd need.

It looks like you want a strong art program.

You mentioned a recent ADHD diagnosis. Do you need a learning center that can support you with that? Would a more structured environment be better (i.e. assigned study halls)? Look at the schedule at Cambridge School of Weston. Some ADHD students find this format works well for them because they have so many fresh starts and fewer classes to focus on while others find the pace to be stressful. If you like this, there are others that have this or similar schedules.

You don’t have to share details here on your gap year or your decision to do online, but schools may want to understand that and if you are ready to independent and if they have the resources to support you.

Are you okay with a single sex schools?

For now, make sure you meet deadlines. There are plenty of schools out there with varying levels of rigor, different kinds of support, different academic calendars, and different vibes. You just need to find the ones that meet your needs.

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I did but I cannot return bc of some personal issues unrelated to the school.

It was in person for the most part, but I did have to leave for a while bc of Covid.

Well, I was really close to a couple of my teachers, so I suppose pretty positive and detailed… I think.

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Well, I have been in a both a very traditional and structured school and a more progressive one, and in both my results were pretty much the same. Personally I preferred the slightly more progressive one as it felt like I was learning and not just memorizing.

My last school had study halls, I never really “used” it, so frankly doesn’t matter much.

I looked into the school and I do really like it, Idk how much my parents will like it, so maybe something a bit more traditional would work best.

Yup, I am perfectly ok with them, tho I do prefer co-ed schools.
(I’ll leave this here in case it maybe provides someone with some more insight.)

I’ll try to start looking then, thanks (:

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George has a similar schedule but may be more traditional (as in has IB). Might be worth a look.

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I second looking at the Cambridge School of Weston.

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